Over 800 deaths in Italy

While the number of registered new infections has again decreased, the number of deaths reported in connection with the coronavirus in Italy remains at a consistently high level. In the past 24 hours, the number of deaths from or with the virus was 827, five more than the previous day, the Ministry of Health announced this evening. The number of registered new infections fell from 29,003 to 28,352. 222,803 tests were carried out within 24 hours, 12.7 percent of which were positive. The number of SARS-CoV-2 infected patients in quarantine…

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France relaxes lockdown

The strict coronavirus measures in France will be eased again from tomorrow onwards in view of falling infection figures. Even non-essential businesses will then be allowed to open their doors again – but only under certain conditions. For example, eight square meters of sales space must be available per customer. Although it will still only be allowed to leave the house in good reason and with a completed certificate, more time outside will be permitted from the weekend onwards. Anyone who wants to go for a walk or do sports…

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Mass tests: Police to start on 7 December

The voluntary CoV mass tests for police officers will start on December 7. This will be a double test strategy, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) told the APA today. This means that all employees will have the opportunity to be tested twice at intervals of one week. The Red Cross is a partner in this process, and the testing of a total of around 39,000 people is planned. Nehammer described the dual testing strategy as “an attractive offer to provide more security and protection against the corona virus, especially in…

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4,954 new corona infections in Austria

Friday, 27 November 2020 – This is the first time in two days that the figure has fallen below 5,000 new infections per day. From Thursday to Friday there are 4,954 new corona infections in Austria. This is the first time in two days that the number of new corona infections has fallen below 5,000 new infections. “The hard lockdown is working”, said Health Minister Rudolf Anschober (Greens) at a press conference on Friday. Now, however, the numbers must continue to “drop dramatically”. The situation has also stabilized in the…

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Corona vaccines are safe and effective

The SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, which are about to be approved, have been tested on tens of thousands of people and have comparable efficacy to other vaccines, experts told journalists on Thursday. The SARS-CoV-2 vaccines would also be suitable for older people with concomitant diseases (comorbidities). Pregnant women, cancer patients, people with weakened immune systems and children were not included in the clinical trials and therefore should not be vaccinated, they said. “Vaccinations are a preventive measure and are administered to healthy individuals. Therefore, the requirements for clinical trials are particularly high…

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Trump will move out of the White House

As soon as the electoral college has voted for Joe Biden, the outgoing President Donald Trump will leave the White House. A good three weeks after his election defeat, US President Donald Trump has announced his withdrawal in mid-December. Trump announced on Thursday that he would leave the White House if the electoral college voted for his opponent Joe Biden. “Sure I will. And you know I will,” he told journalists on the occasion of the holiday Thanksgiving. The meeting of the electoral college is scheduled for December 14. Democrat…

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South Korea experiences the third COVID 19 wave

South Korea has just recorded the highest increase in cases since March. The restrictions are being tightened. South Korea is currently experiencing its third wave of infection. “Covid-19 has arrived, right next to you and your family,” said Health Minister Park Neung-hoo. The number of new infections recorded has risen by more than 500 per day for the first time in more than eight months. 583 new infections were registered within one day. Most of them were reported in the greater Seoul area. The total number climbed to more than…

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Black Friday – best discount day of the year

Bargains. Record day: Black Friday is probably the cheapest bargain day of the year. The stores are closed because of the lockdown, though the online stores are stormed by mouse clicks. According to the Klarna study, every second Austrian wants to strike today for bargains. Interesting: Men want to spend 101 euros more than women. 51% want to get a part of the Christmas presents. Upper Austrians are the most willing to spend (334 Euro).Do good. Black Friday is a day on which the domestic economy can be helped with…

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Chancellor Sebastian Kurz sees Coronavirus vaccination start in January

Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stressed on Thursday that vaccination against the corona virus would be the “game changer in the fight against the pandemic”. “I am glad that we now have certainty that we will start vaccinating in Austria as early as January and can thus return to normality as early as next summer,” he said during a visit to the biotech company Polymun in Klosterneuburg. The next months would be still very challenging, but there is by the vaccine light at the end of the tunnel , repeated the Chancellor…

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